Re: [Xen-devel] Re: Error reporting capabilities for libxc

[Daniel Veillard <veillard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 10:47:40PM +0100, John Levon wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 04:38:54PM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > If a user passes an invalid kernel line in the config, I think an 
> > appropriate error would be "Kernel <filename> is not a valid Xen kernel."
> 
> Throwing away information on the error never seems like a good idea,
> especially when you consider, say, the Xen API. Logs are particular
> awkward when you're remotely managing a machine via a VM console. Even
> finding the right host machine could be frustrating enough.

  I agree totally. You can have structured information where you need
it if reported at the API level. Saving in unstructured logs on the
managed machine is in general not very helpful.

Daniel

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